How Do I Crop a Picture Out of a PDF?

GIMP is free image editing software that can open and edit various image format files including PDFs. Editing a PDF in GIMP is like editing a photo; you can easily add or remove objects from your file and export the file in the original or a variety of formats. Using selecting and blending tools from the GIMP Toolbox can help you crop an unwanted object out of a PDF file by covering the object with the background color while leaving the other parts of the file intact.

Crop the object out of a PDF file using the Blend Tool in GIMP.

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Choose Open... under File.

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Open GIMP, click File and choose Open... from among the drop-down list.

Choose and open a PDF file.

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Locate the PDF file you want to edit and click Open from the Open Image window.

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Click Import.

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Confirm the page of the PDF file you want to import to GIMP and click Import.

Select the object you want to crop using the Rectangle Select Tool.

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Choose the Rectangle Select Tool from the Toolbox and select the object you want to crop out of the PDF.

Choose the Blend Tool.

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Choose the Blend Tool from the Toolbox.

Use the Blend tool.

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Apply the Blend Tool to the selected area.

Choose Fill with BG Color.

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Right-click the blended area and choose Fill with BG Color under Edit from among the drop-down list to fill the area with the background color.

Check the result.

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Check the result and confirm that the image has been edited out of the PDF document.

Click Export As....

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Go to File and click Export As... to save and export the edited PDF file. As an alternative, select the Export As... function by pressing Shift-Ctrl-E.

Save your work.

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Name the file, navigate to where you want to save it and click Export from the Export Image window to save your work.